“I broke the world record and I would lift more weight if I needed to, it was not my best day today”.
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Storey, a pursuiter by design, had admitted she had no right to beat the sprinters – even if she did at London 2012.
Britain’s rowers won three gold medals from four finals in a dominant performance. Nigeria’s Paralympians have already outshone their Olympic counterparts.
“This has followed on from the success of Team GB, to try and be the greatest team ever”, said Whitehead, the track and field team captain.
The team won the gold medals in power-lifting events to take Nigeria’s haul to six gold, two silver and one bronze medals.
If she gives the impression of being a woman in a hurry, that’s because she is.
On August 7, the International Paralympic Committee made a decision to bar the whole Russian Paralympic team from taking part in the 2016 Summer Paralympics following a World Anti-Doping Agency report accusing the Russian state of manipulating a doping control process.
“I have relapsing remitting MS and I don’t know how much more time as an athlete I have”, said Cox, who finds running easier than walking. This is what you dream of. The 26-year-old explained: “It feels wonderful”.
“I thought I was finished with that”.
“With hard work and determination you can prove people wrong”.
Competing against nine rivals in Pavilion 2 of Riocentro, Iran’s Majid Farzin won gold of Men’s 80kg of powerlifting at Rio.
India till now won 10 medals in Paralympics – 3 Gold, 3 Silvers and 4 Bronze (Including medals won till now in current Paralympics event ), still very less recognition to these athletes, compared to athletes who are physically fit and fine.
The 30-year-old from Sutton Coldfield was working in Basra when he was caught in a rocket attack and had to have his left arm amputated as a result of his injuries.
“I was two and a half years waiting for someone like Lauren to turn up and thinking it would be worth it in the end”.
Winnipeg-born wheelchair rugby player Ian Chan gets his Paralympics underway Wednesday when Canada faces Brazil.
Para-cycling pair Emma Foy, Ngāpuhi, and Laura Thompson rode their way to a silver victory in the Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit Final finishing a mere three seconds behind British pair Lora Turnham and Corrine Hall. They were two of seven medals in the pool on Sunday.
Ejike’s medal is Nigeria’s fifth at the ongoing Games, and third Gold medal behind Roland Ezuruike and Paul Kehinde who also dominated their respective categories in the Powerlifting event.
New Zealand has 31 athletes at the Games, and hopes to retain the title of top medals per capita, which was achieved in London four years ago.
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In the space of 24 hours, Cox won 100m bronze at the athletics track and smashed the 500m time trial world record to win cycling gold.
